“In my experience, which is 50 years worth of almost non stop litigation (civil/environmental/developments/real estate and 2 divorces), 9 out of 10 attorneys pick up the fil on the way out the door to the courthouse. Most attorneys (not all) are lazy!”
For all of us non-lawyers, what exactly does this mean? In plain English, please! Thank you in advance. I’m just a dumbass MSEE and Lawyer speak is not among my strengths. Not even close.
“… For all of us non-lawyers, what exactly does this mean? In plain English, please…”
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I believe he/she’s say the attorney doesn’t do the needed homework but just grabs the FILE (not fil… that was a typo) on the way to the courthouse, does a quick refresher review and then wings it in court.
IMHO, some are like that but some work long, long hours preparing. The good ones can be VERY expensive and bill for all those hours.
.........well, it means that many lawyers hate their profession (my son in law and x fiance being two that come to mind) and that many of the ones involved in general litigation simply cannot focus and concentrate on the FACTS of their client’s case BEFORE going to the courthouse. They often will bill you for, say, 10 hours when they only worked one. It’s a scourge on the profession.